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Ernest ""Andy"" Andrews's company, part of the 1st Infantry Division, departed England on the evening of June 5 on the USS Henrico. Fighting in Normandy, Andy was nicked by a bullet and evacuated to England in late July when the wound became infected. For a month, Andy's squad defended a bunker position in the Siegfried Line against repeated German attacks, then after Aachen surrendered, the unit fought its way through the Hurtgen Forest to take Hill 232. Early on the morning of November 19, Andy engaged in his toughest battle of the war as the Germans attempted to retake Hill 232. After surgery and a month convalescence he rejoined H Company in time to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Breaking out from the Remagen bridgehead, Andy's squad stumbled on a German tank unit and Andy narrowly escaped getting killed. Andy's outfit ends the war fighting in Czechoslovakia, where Andy witnesses the German surrender in early May. Following occupation duty, Andy returned to the States in October 1945. The war shaped Andy's postwar life in countless ways, and in 1994, Andy made the first of three return visits to the European battlefields where he had fought. This vivid firsthand account takes the listener along from Normandy to victory with Andy and his machine-gun crew.

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Ernest Albert ""Andy"" Andrews Jr. served as a machine gunner in the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during the Second World War. Following the war, he earned a degree in Christian education, and served in several positions in the Presbyterian Church. He died on April 22, 2016. Andy was predeceased by his wife Hellon and is survived by his daughter Sarah, his son Al, and four grandsons. David B. Hurt received a B.A. in political science from the University of Florida and a M.A. in international affairs from Florida State University. He is coauthor of At Leningrad's Gates: The Story of a Soldier with Army Group North. He currently serves as an academic advisor at a college in Knoxville, Tennessee. Southeast Regional Emmy-winning voice talent Todd Ethridge, from Knoxville, Tennessee, has over twenty years of professional voice-over experience. Todd can be heard on virtual tours of the International Space Station, McDonald's commercials (TV and radio), Allergan Botox and Juvaderm instructional videos, HGTV promos, and narration for Stryker Orthopedics, The EPA, Federal Highway Administration . . . and even comedic narration for the Turner South series Yokel. Todd's voice is warm and friendly, bringing confidence and assurance to every read. More importantly, Todd pays strong attention to detail and puts the client's satisfaction as his top priority.

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